Product Safety Policy and General Practice

Compaq products are designed and tested to meet IEC 950, the Standard for the Safety of Information Technology Equipment. This is the International Electrotechnical Commission's safety standard covering the type of equipment that Compaq manufactures. Testing may include evaluation according to other criteria such as many of the international, national, and regional standards based on deviations to IEC 950. Safety Standards The IEC 950 standards provide general safety design requirements that reduce the risk of personal injury to both the computer user and the service provider. These standards protect against the following hazards:

Electric shock Hazardous voltage levels contained in parts of the product Fire Overloads, temperature, material flammability Mechanical Sharp edges, moving parts, instability Energy Circuits with high energy levels (240 volt amperes) or potential as burn hazards Heat Accessible parts of the product at high temperatures Chemical Chemical fumes and vapors Radiation Noise, ionizing, laser, ultrasonic waves

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